Shotlist Vienna, Austria - Recent 1. Visitors at Kunsthistorisches Museum 2. Various of artworks from Palace Museum on display, visitors 3. SOUNDBITE (English) exhibition visitor (name not given): "Asian art is very different than, like, Western art. So, I think it's very beautiful personally, yeah." 4. Visitors 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jonathan Fine, director general, Kunsthistorisches Museum (ending with shot 6): "The chance to show the treasures of the Palace Museum from Beijing here next to the treasures of the Habsburg Kunstkammer was something that I thought was tremendously exciting. The works of art that are selected show a real bridge between Asian art and European art." 6. Various of artworks on display, visitors 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Jonathan Fine, director general, Kunsthistorisches Museum (partially overlaid with shot 8): "One of the most special pieces here is a jade-carved landscape. The landscape circle itself is absolutely classical Chinese art. The base itself is clearly influenced by European Baroque forms. And so, you see in this work the meeting of East and West." SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE 8. Various of jade-carved landscape on display SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE 9. Various of visitors, artworks on display 10. Interior of Kunsthistorisches Museum Storyline A wide range of rare Chinese artworks from Beijing's Forbidden City, on display at Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria, highlights connections between Asian and Western art in a months-long exhibition. Titled "Art and Aesthetics from China's Forbidden City", the special exhibition showcases 76 masterpieces from the Palace Museum in Beijing, most of which were being shown in Europe for the first time. The works on display include jade, porcelain, lacquerware, enamel objects, and clocks, reflecting the artistic and technical achievements of 18th-century Chinese court art and craftsmanship. "Asian art is very different than Western art. So, I think it's very beautiful personally, yeah," said a visitor. Bringing the Chinese artworks to Vienna offered a good opportunity for European visitors to appreciate the connections between Asian and Western art, said Jonathan Fine, director at the Kunsthistorisches Museum. "The chance to show the treasures of the Palace Museum from Beijing here, next to the treasures of the Habsburg Kunstkammer, was something that I thought was tremendously exciting. The works of art that are selected show a real bridge between Asian art and European art," he said. Fine said some of the masterpieces showcased at the exhibition are clear demonstrations of cultural convergence. "One of the most special pieces here is a jade-carved landscape. The landscape circle itself is absolutely classical Chinese art. The base itself is clearly influenced by European Baroque forms. And so, you see in this work the meeting of East and West," he said. Liu Zhenghong, deputy director of the Department of Court History at the Palace Museum, said that Vienna remains one of Europe's cultural capitals, and this exhibition builds a cultural bridge between the city and the Forbidden City. He expressed hope for more exchanges and cooperation between the Palace Museum and international institutions. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]